The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-03-29
FOOTLIGHT FLASHES.
Items Of Interest to Play-GOers
From Everywhere.

The American Opera Company
has cost Andrew Carnegie $780,
thus far.
The Pope has made Charley STAN
ley, the barytone, a knight of the
Holy Annunciation. Mr.. Stanley is
a devout Catholic.
The costumes for Ruddygore,
says contemporary, are said to have
cost 5000. Anyhow, they are very
sumptuOus and elegant.
Emma Abbott has been singing
during the entire week to crowded
houes in St. Louis, Notwithstanding
the many other attractions.
Mime Minnie Hauk appeared at
the Covent Garden theater, London,
last week az Carmen. She received
several recalls and many floral tri-
butes.
Mrs. Noah, the once famous
actress, is still living in Rochester, N.
Y, in her S0th year and has premis-
ed to play Lady Mcbeth at benefit
in June.
Miss Teresini Adams, IN Ameri-
can girl, recently made her debut at
Florence, Italy, in La Sonnambula,
which the press Of that city proclaim
as triumph.
Having been done to death in an
operate form. The Mikado will now
enter on his burlesque career, and is
announced for production in Berlin
and London.
General j. l.. Geddes, who died
recently at Ames, Ia, Vas one of the
claimants to the authorship of the war
ballad, Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the
Boys Are Marching"
Mime. Cavalazzi (Mrs. Charles
Mapleson) has received So many offers
from managers iu Europe, who wish
Eer to dance over there, that she will
probably be lost to America lext
season.
-Whistling is very much in de-
mand in Boston. A certain pretty
girl who is said to have ga charming
mouth for whistling," is making rath-
er good little income wbistling for
private par les.
Friday afternoon when Bernhardt
gave her professional matinee in New
York City, not only was every seat in
the house occupied, but every availa-
bic inch of standing room WAS crowd
ed and the people reached out into the
lObbies.
After several years suffering,
which confined her TO the house for
several mouths, Mrs. n. G.. Goodwin.
known professionally rs Eliza Wealth
ershy died last Friday night from the
effects of a surgical operation for the
removal of tumOr.
Minnie Hauck has signed con-
racts for an operate tour through
Belgium and Holland, including Brus-
sells, Antwerp, La Hague, AIster,
dam, e.c, during the month of March.
She Will sing in Carmen, NanOn,
Lohengriu aud L'Africaine.
-Efiie El'sler. it is stated. will
wear some superb costumes in Egypt.
Sic has always regarded dress a sec
undary consideration in dramatic
portrayal but where art ami gOrgeOs
raiment meet, she does not hesitate
to take advantage of the contact.
Nine. Patti says she likes Chica-
90 very much, and that It's people are
very dear to her. She also says the
same thing Of Detroit, Cincinnati, St.
Louis and Kansas City. She would
probably say the same were she to
come to Se'ialia-but Sedaiia don't
want her, OF course.
Miss Helen Rand, leading lady
IN Shadows IF Great City" which
VAS recently given here, won the iav-
or OF her audience from the beginning.
She is young, graceful, sympathetic
and artistic Il combination which is not
often found. Miss Rand was here
with Jananschek last season.
The report that Mr.. Joseph
Haworth viii play in 1.-The HaTbor
Lights" next season is now denied.
Hi, repertory is announced to include
Hamlet" Richard Ill" THE
Marble Heart" ''Richeliey," as well
as .Hoodman Blind" with the pussi-
bI'ity of IL A. Jones new play, "A
Noble Vsgabond," added.
The Opera Comique Paris is
said To he much more successful. fin
ancirly speaking, than is the opera,
its subvention being only SIS, 900 q
year, while that OF the larger. house is
$3.50, 900. One reason Is that it is
% ore popular with the masses. The